China spout and waste control



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f 'y 1,591,332 .A

EFCE* oF nEcATuR,ILL1Nos.

-cHINAsr'oUTANn wns'rn- CQNTEOL,

Application med ove'obrerie, 1925.I lserial' naca'zaf@ The present invention relates-to l'avatoryl I y Y the spout,fandlsince the latter `will ordifittings, andf'has asl its object to vprovide a spout, preferably made from vitreous Aina--` terial,'such"as glass, china"V or porcelain, vand Y of the mixingtype adapted to receive av sup- Y* ply-of water admitted thereto from both" Vhot and'cold water' cocks,'although` the` intype of spout.

An yobject of vvention is not' restricted to this particular rial, will presentk substantially no vmetal 'to y the eye, and will, therefore, bepvery sightly- 15 and lof attractive design.;` l f A .further object of the. invention iste afford a simple arrangement of parts, andV an improved constructionfor ,connecting a 'y Y spout of vitreous material to the Water sup' plyftting, andyforr associating with such a, spout, a suitable. operating mechanism suehjf f" ring for .the nut 25'andrconcea-ls the metallic Y. as a' Waste valve control. r

VOther objects ofthe inventionV will'vbe-YV Y v i water tight jointbetween 4the nut 25 'and come apparent, as the description proceeds in connection'V with the showing off-a pre-A theaccornpany# a I positioned betweenfthe rim andv nut andthel ferred form of the `same yin ing drawingsv wherein: l

VFigure 1 is a sectional View,

Figure 2 isa fragmentary: enlarged .secr-yV v F tion showing the sealing jointv between thev spout and the water supply connections, andv Figure 3 is a fragmentary section showing aslightly modified type of joint w Referring to -th drawings for a more de- `tailed description,` B indicatesa portion of ff a basin or other lavatory-flxture,` The spout,l 10, which, as shown, is made from' suitable.;

vhet 29, thereby forming awater tightgpjoi'n-t y Vand preventing accidentalcdisplacement of Vvitreous material, such as china, glassV or porcelain, comprises a rear portion 11,1'

40 `within'which isa chamber 12. ,This cham-" rber, when-the spout isv ofathe mixing type,

l serves to receive eitherl hotor cold-water, or. both, the admissionv of the'water beingjcon.- y

trolled b'yflsuitable hot and Coldwater cocks,

A a water supply fitting 17, having athreaded shank portion 18 and a delivery portion19 y. extending through; the opening Side t ports 20, .formed in the fitting, lead intethe vitisdesirable'to provide a connection which .will permit the positioning'. of the spout vpurpose-,-a tube 21 Y '7through'the fitting, and `has a threaded'por-l t Y.

` y ,v tion22,v which-Vis' connected to thetting the invcnti'onisto provide a p spoutand waste valvev controlv mechanism, p which, when formedfrom vitreous Amate-'g3 ,within an: upwardlyl eXt11d1g l neck .Portion u stalled..

mation, ofthe V,top surface-:ofthe rimgl 'which is provided `with annular ribs Y16 Y :ceive therebetween gasket 29'-, This con-z Thev fittingfl'iswpreferably clamped totv d narilypbe of Ysomewhat. frangible material,

For; this` without. fracturingof the same. n

extendsV ,upwardly within the chamber 12,-f1as isv` clearly indi-1 extends upwardlythrough.a top .opening '24- in'the spout 10 and ai'substantially elongated clamping n'ut25 fitsyupon the upper end oft-he same, serving"y to vdraw'the flange 116 lof fthe fitting against the seat 15 of the spout. VThe nutf25` bears .against a seat v26,V surroundinglthe opening ,24, Vand vis enclosed 2710i the spout which therebyforms .a housconne'ctions; For the; purpose-.of insuring'ar thek -rimr 17, respectively-,- with the spout, 80 compressible'washers o r gaskets 29, 3,0, yare 1 spout. Obviously, these washers lwillfzbe suitably .compressed when the A.nut i- 25 lis, tightened and by spacing fthe4 metallic- "connecting devices from the; vitreousfspout,

they protect theVV spout' when Vitlifs being; in-n Partieularattention .is .tothe forserving'tointerlock ,With the washer or'gas-VV the, washer -vvhenthev parts,r arebeing posi-[V vmay be employed 'is-.shown in Egure, wherein ribsjB'are suitably spaced to re Y struction is substantially the equivalent-.of y

that ShOWIlyn'Figures 1 and 2, but, t .will V- lbelunderstood, does not tend t9 mutlate the y .y gasket f l :which is accomplished, ofcourse, by engag-'- ,ing a suitable vvrencvzh {yvith sockets 25 formedV in itsfupperxeiiifa sleeve '38 is threaded inte 4the u' per endl of the nut ,and

.S60 i Y d y v2 i thus when the lspout and waste control knob 40 are Vof vitreouslmaterial, the entire device A20' sanieserves-to close the interior of the neck 27 around the nut, the Vflange constituting a cap for the spout neck. i AY waste control. valve rod 39, which, through suitable connections (not shown) operates a waste valve, extends upwardly Vis very attractive'in'. appear-ance.

Qbviously, the invention is not limited to they precise details of construction shownand described, and-all structures come within the scope of the same as are'properly withinthe meaning Vof the 'following claims:

Vl.v A tting of the class described comprisr 1 exterior of the chamber bearing against the ing a spoutunember having an :enlarged chamber portion and formed with openings above and below said chamber portion, asupply yshank through said lower opening `and providedA with aliXed external tia-nge f bearing uponthe wall of the spoutl around said open-ling, a tube traversing said shank and chamber and having a threaded-'connection with said shank within said chamber,l

said Atube extending through jtheupper openling in said chamber wall, a 'clamping nut upon said tube aii-dfbearingafgainst the top of thel spoutjar'ound said opening, -a waste valve controlf rod traversing said tube, and manuallyv engageable means upon the end of said rod above the spout.

2. A fitting of the class described-comprising a spout member having 'an enlarged chamber portion fand formed with openings Vabove and bellow' said chamber portion, a

supply shrank through said lower opening andprovid'ed with an external flange bearing'upon the wall of the spout around said opening, the -shankterminating within said chamber below said upper-opening, a tubeY traversing said shank and. chamber and connected to saidshank, said tube 'extending vthrough the upper openingin said chamber wall,` ya clamping nut v positioned directly'V upon said tube an'd Vbearing' lagainst the top of the spout around said opening, a waste valve control rod traversing said tube, the

said member having a hollow neck extending upwardly around said upper opening enclosing said nut, and manually engageabl'e-means upon the end of sai-"d rod above 'said neck.

3. A itt'ing of Athe class ydescribed comprising; a spout men'iber` 'having4 an Venlarged chamber portion andfformed with openings 'above and below said-chamber portion, a ysupply shank through said lower opening and provided with an external flange bearing Yupon the wall ot thespout around said opening, a tube traversing said shank and chamber and-connected to said shank,-V said tube extending `through the upper opening in said chamber wall, a clamping nut upon vsai-d tube and vbearing against the top ot the spout around said upper opening; a waste ally engage'able head on Vsaid waste valve rod. v

4. :A litting-of the class Vdescribed comprising a vitreous vspout 'member having; anV en- Y larged chamber portion,'the spoutfhaving top and'bottom-openings formed inthe said `chamberwall,-a supply shank-leading into said chamber through the 'said bottoni opening` and Vprovidedwith a IiXedlange on the spout wall, a tube'ltraversing said-shank and the spout chamber and connected to said shank,` a' nut threaded directly upon the end olf said tube and bearing against fthe wall of the spout around the ltop opening, compressible Ameans' positioned lbetween both said flange and nut land the body oit the spout member, and a waste vaflvecontrol rrod traversing said tube and provided with a manually engageable portion above "the-r spout member. Q K 5. A. fitting of the' class described comprising a vitreous spout member having an Venlarged ychamber port-ion, the 'spout having Ito'pland bottom openings formed rin the said chamber wall, a supply'shank leading into said chamber through the saidsbotto-m opening Vand provided with a-liXed flange on'thev exterior of thecli'amber bearing-against the spout wall, a tube traversing said shank'and the spout kchamber and yconnected tok said shank, said tube extending through the top opening in the chamber wall, a nut threaded upon the -end'ofsaid tube'on the' exterior ot' said chamber and bearing aga/inst the wall of the spout around th'e'topV opening, an aper- 'tured cap on said spout over-said nut, the

spout being extended upwardly around said nut, compressible vmeans positioned 'between both said flange and Inut, rand vthe body of the spo-ut :mem-ber, and va waste valve control rrod traversing 'said tube v'and `provided with a manually engageable the'spoutlinember. l

6. A tting Iot the class described comprising a vitreous spout-member having aneinlarged chamber portion, the l'spoiithaving f top and bottom openings formed inthe said por-tion above iio `chamber wall, a supply shank leading'ntofl said chamber through the said bottom open`` ing and provided with a flange onthe eX- terior of the chamber bearing against its Wall, a ytube traversing said shank andthe 'spout chamber and connected to said shank, said tube extending vthrough the topopening in the chamber Wall, al nut threaded upon' 'the end of said tube on the exterior of said chamber and bearing against 'the Wall'ofthe ineanspo'sitoned between both said flange Y and nut and the body of the spout member,

a Waste valvefcontrol. rod traversing said tube'and provided with a manually engage@ ableporton above the spout member, and a hollowneck portion-ron said spout above said top openingL surrounding said nut and a portionV of said rod.v

vIntestlnony whereof I have hereuntoset 2.0'.

s y, PHILIP yi'iUELLERQ my hand.` 

